Method and Apparatus for Collecting Information from a Wireless Device

1. A method that facilitates remotely monitoring a broadcast network, comprising: receiving collected information associated with a broadcast transmission of content from an operational media device; monitoring performance of the broadcast network based upon the collected information; and altering a subsequent broadcast transmission based upon the monitored performance, wherein the broadcast transmission is associated with at least one of a limited reverse link and no reverse link, wherein receiving information from disparate nodes in addition to the operational media device; and correlating the information from the disparate nodes and the collected information from the operational media device to identify a fault.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the collected information comprises at least one of service information, system information, network information, and device performance information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the collected information comprises device diagnostic information.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the collected information comprises device position information.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the broadcast transmission is in accordance with Forward Link Only (FLO) technology.

6. The method of claim 1 , receiving collected information via a communication path differing from a path associated with the broadcast transmission.

7. The method of claim 6 , receiving collected information via a wireless area network.

8. The method of claim 6 , receiving collected information via a 1× reverse link.

9. The method of claim 6 , receiving collected information via a wired broadband link.

10. The method of claim 6 , receiving collected information via a wireless connection in accordance with at least one of a 2G protocol, a 3G protocol, and a 4G protocol.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: receiving collected information from a plurality of operational media devices; and comparing the collected information corresponding to each of the plurality of operational media devices to identify a location with diminished quality of service.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting control information to the operational media device to modify an operating parameter.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the operating parameter is associated with at least one of a channel, a location, information to collect, and information to backhaul.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein monitoring performance further comprises playing back collected information.

15. A wireless communications system including a broadcast network, comprising: means for receiving collected information associated with a broadcast transmission of content; means for monitoring performance of the broadcast network based on the collected information; and means for altering a subsequent transmission based upon the monitored performance, wherein the broadcast transmission is associated with at least one of a limited reverse link and no reverse link, wherein receiving information from disparate nodes in addition to a operational media device; and correlating the information from the disparate nodes and the collected information from the operational media device to identify a fault.

16. The wireless communications system of claim 15 , further comprising means for controlling the media device from a remote location.

17. The wireless communications system of claim 15 , further comprising means for monitoring at least one of service information, system information, network information, and device performance information.

18. The wireless communications system of claim 15 , further comprising means for obtaining feedback in a Forward Link Only (FLO) system.

19. The wireless communications system of claim 15 , further comprising means for receiving collected information via a communication path differing from a path associated with the broadcast transmission.

20. The wireless communications system of claim 15 , further comprising means for identifying geographic locations associated with diminished quality of service.

21. The wireless communications system of claim 15 , further comprising means for locating a fault associated with the broadcast transmission based upon the monitored performance.

22. A processor that executes the following instructions: monitoring performance of a broadcast network based upon collected information associated with a broadcast transmission of content obtained from a media device; and altering a subsequent broadcast transmission based upon the monitored performance, wherein the broadcast transmission is associated with at least one of a limited reverse link and no reverse link, wherein receiving information from disparate nodes in addition to the operational media device; and correlating the information from the disparate nodes and the collected information from the operational media device to identify a fault.

23. The processor of claim 22 , wherein the broadcast transmission is a Forward Link Only (FLO) transmission.